SEC Football Preview: Kentucky vs. Eastern Michigan

September 5, 2019 Kentucky Football, SEC Football News
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Kentucky faces Eastern Michigan on Saturday in Lexington. 14Powers.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Kentucky

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 Toledo W 38-24
09/07/19 Eastern Mich.
09/14/19 Florida
09/21/19 @ Mississippi St.
09/28/19 @ South Carolina
10/12/19 Arkansas
10/19/19 @ Georgia
10/26/19 Missouri
11/09/19 Tennessee
11/16/19 @ Vanderbilt
11/23/19 Tenn.-Martin
11/30/19 Louisville

Eastern Michigan

Date Opponent Result
08/31/19 @ Coastal Caro. W 30-23
09/07/19 @ Kentucky
09/14/19 @ Illinois
09/21/19 Central Conn. St.
10/05/19 @ Central Mich.
10/12/19 Ball St.
10/19/19 Western Mich.
10/26/19 @ Toledo
11/02/19 Buffalo
11/12/19 @ Akron
11/19/19 @ Northern Ill.
11/29/19 Kent St.

ESPN FPI

Kentucky: 31

Eastern Michigan: 103

Key Stats

Stat Eastern Michigan Kentucky
Rushing Offense 103.0 (95) 176.0 (64)
Passing Offense 188.0 (88 256.0 (55)
Total Offense 291.0 (107) 422.0 (67)
Scoring Offense 30.0 (68 38.0 (38)
Rushing Defense 74.0 (31) 181.0 (98)
Passing Defense 304.0 (106) 166.0 (41)
Total Defense 378.0 (74 347.0 (66)
Scoring Defense 23.0 (66) 24.0 (69)
Interceptions 4 (1) 1 (33)
Sacks 1.0 (83) 4.0 (13)
Tackles for loss 5.0 (74 7.0 (36)
Turnover margin 3.0 (5) 0.0 (51)
3rd Down Conv. 0.455 (55) 0.273 (106)
3rd Down Conv. DEF 0.375 (66) 0.438 (88)

Players to Watch

Kentucky

C Drake Jackson, OL Logan Stenburg, WR Lynn Bowden, LB Cash Daniel, LB Jamar Watson.

Eastern Michigan

RB Michael Warren, WR Darnell Mooney, OL Corey Dublin, OL Christian Montano, DL Patrick Johnson, LB Lawrence Graham, DB Thakarius Keyes, LB Jacob Moody, .

Injuries

Kentucky

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/01/19 LB Chris Oats Targeting Suspension is OUT 1st Half Saturday vs Eastern Michigan
08/30/19 S Davonte Robinson Quad is out for season
08/07/19 WR Isaiah Epps Foot is out indefinitely

Eastern Michigan

Date Pos Player Injury Status
09/01/19 LB Chris Oats Targeting Suspension is OUT 1st Half Saturday vs Eastern Michigan
08/30/19 S Davonte Robinson Quad is out for season
08/07/19 WR Isaiah Epps Foot is out indefinitely

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

After the Wildcat’s win over Toledo to start the season, head coach Mark Stoops said that his team didn’t excecute very well early in the game. This should be expected given the number of key starters that are gone from the 2018 team. Eastern Michigan presents another challenge for the Wildcats. Keep in mind that EMU beat Toledo last season so they may be better this season than the Rockets. The Wildcats need to take this game seriously and execute better throughout the game. A loss to Eastern and you are in the same world Tennessee is in now (chaos).

Our Preseason Prediction

Kentucky 36, E Michigan 17

In-Season 14Powers.com Prediction

Kentucky 34, Eastern Michigan 20

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:30 PM CT (7:30 PM ET). Watch on the SEC Network.

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